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Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

162nd

Armor Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat, or fr ...

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, also known as the Steel

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( he, עֻצְבַּת הַפְּלָדָה, ''Utzbat HaPlada''), is a regular-service armor division in the IDF. It is subordinate to the Southern Regional Command. The division is led by Brigadier-General Moti Baruch. It played a critical role in the 1973

Yom Kippur War The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egy ...

in the Sinai under

Abraham Adan ) , allegiance = , branch = Palmach Israel Defense Forces , serviceyears = 1943–1948 (Palmach)1948–1977 (IDF) , rank = Aluf , servicenumber = , unit = , commands = , battles = , battles_ ...

. Although attached to the Central Command at the time, the 162nd Division participated in battles against

Hezbollah Hezbollah (; ar, حزب الله ', , also transliterated Hizbullah or Hizballah, among others) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, led by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah since 1992. Hezbollah's parami ...

, from July to August 2006, in the western sector of southern

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

and north of

Bint Jbail Bint Jbeil () is the second largest town in the Nabatiye Governorate in Southern Lebanon. The town has an estimated population of 30,000. Its exact population is unknown, because Lebanon has not conducted a population census since 1932. Histo ...

. The division reached the strategic Litani River, that separates Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon from central Lebanon. The division participated in additional skirmishes with Hezbollah as late as September 27.

Units

* 162nd Armor Division ** 37th "Ram" (Reserve) Armor Brigade ** 84th "Giv'ati" Infantry Brigade ** 401st "I'kvot Ha-Barzel"/"Iron Trails" Armor Brigade ** 933rd "Nahal" Infantry Brigade ** 215th "Amud ha-Esh"/"Pillar of Fire" Artillery Regiment *** 55th "Dragon" Artillery Battalion ( M109 "Doher") *** 402nd "Reshef" Artillery Battalion ( M109 "Doher") *** 403rd "Eyal" (Reserve) Artillery Battalion ( M109 "Doher") *** Target Acquisition Company ** Division Signal Battalion

References

Divisions of Israel Central Command (Israel) {{mil-unit-stub